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Re: Finding the queen bee in a feral hive

Of course, just to re-state the obvious, don't kill the old queen until the new queen has been accepted. Cage her and keep her in a small queenless nuc until the new queen is well-established. You can do the dirty deed and re-unite the nuc bees with their old hive later.